Richmond Hill United Church2018 PLEDGE FORM

Please complete the following form and return it to church office.

Currently, I / we offer our financial support through:

PAR (Pre-authorized Remittance) # ______

Weekly envelopes #______

Loose Offering (Note that RHUC is not able to offer atax receipt for loose offering.)

Other ______(please describe)

In 2018, I / we would like to offer our financial support through:

PAR (Pre-authorized Remittance)

Weekly envelopes

Loose Offering

Other ______(please describe)

If you wish to start PAR* or increase your PAR pledge,may we make the change right away.

Yes, please start right away.

*To switch to PAR, simply attach a void cheque with this formand fill out the PAR application.

Note: For the next section, please fill in either the Weekly, Monthly or Yearly amount. However, for the PAR option, the amount must be monthly. On the back of this form is an explanation of how the funds are used in each of these categories.

For 2018, I / we pledge to make these financial gifts to help sustain the work of Richmond Hill United Church:

General Fund:Weekly $______or Monthly $______or Yearly $ ______

(for daily operations)

Other funds______Weekly $______or Monthly $______or Yearly $ ______

(see next page)

M&S Fund:Weekly $______or Monthly $______or Yearly $ ______

(United Church of Canada)

Name:______E-mail address: ______

Address:______Phone no.: ______

______

Signature:______Date: ______

Richmond Hill United Church Funds

General Fund

Contributions to the General Fund are used to fund the on-going costs of Richmond Hill United Church’s ministry. These costs which include salaries and benefits, professional development, office, administrative and programme costs, as well as annual facilities expenses such as utilities and routine cleaning and maintenance costs, are budgeted to be over $400,000 for 2018. At this time the contributions to the General Fund are insufficient to cover these expenses.

Mission & Service Fund

Contributions to the United Church of Canada’s Mission and Service Fund support service and ministry across Canada and around the globe. Specific information about programmes supported through your contributions to this fund can be found at

Building Fund

Contributions to the Building Fund are used to fund major planned capital repairs and improvements to the church’s heating, plumbing and electrical systems, as well as major structural repairs such as replacing the roof.

In addition to the Building Fund, from time to time funds have been established for major capital projects, such as the Kitchen Fund, which accounted for contributions to and expenditures for our recent kitchen renovation, and the Accessibility Fund, which accounts for contributions to and expenditures for projects which improve accessibility in the building, such as the recent lift project.

All of the other funds that accept donations are listed here:

  • Outreach Initiatives Fund
  • Lenten and Advent offerings
  • Hands and Hearts for Africa’s work for the Stephen Lewis Foundation,
  • Krasman lunch programme
  • Harry Sayers Fund
  • Organ Fund
  • Refugee Fund
  • Breakfast Club Fund
  • Bequest Fund
  • Memorials Fund
  • Special Gifts Fund
  • Accessibility Fund
  • John Spanner Fund
  • Bursary Fund